Mehmet Şükrü Efendi
Born 1860/61 (AH 1277) · Sivas · Dated entries 1876 to 1908 (AH 1293 to 1325)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference DH. SAİD.d, nr.00020, s.3-4
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Şükrü Efendi was born in Sivas in 1860/61 (AH 1277), within the İslam community. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Sivas rüştiye mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Sivas vilayeti muhasebe kalemi in 1876/77 (AH 1293). Dated career entries span 1876/77 (AH 1293) to 1907/08 (AH 1325) across 11 AH years, from Sivas vilayeti muhasebe kalemi to Merzifon, beginning with stajyer and ending with entries for mal müdür muavini. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Sivas vilayeti muhasebe kalemi, Sivas vilayeti muhasebesi, Erbaa and Kangal and 2 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 10 kuruş in 1878 (AH 1295) to 500 kuruş in 1907/08 (AH 1325); the highest recorded monthly rate is 540 kuruş in 1899/1900 (AH 1317). [1]
Life and career
Follow 10 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 10 · Sivas
How to read this map
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4 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1860/61 (AH 1277)
Sivas
Birth
2 1876/77 (AH 1293)
Sivas vilayeti muhasebe kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Sivas vilayeti muhasebe kalemi
First work as recorded
Calculated age 16
stajyer
Calculated age 16
3 1877/78 (AH 1294) · 2 recorded years
Sivas vilayeti muhasebe kalemi
AH entries: 1294, 1295. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Sivas vilayeti muhasebe kalemi
4 1878/79 (AH 1296)
Sivas vilayeti muhasebesi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Sivas vilayeti muhasebesi
5 1896/97 (AH 1314)
Suşehri / Erbaa
Within-year entry order unresolved
6 7 8 1901/02 (AH 1319)
Kangal / Hamidiye
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hamidiye
9 1902/03 (AH 1320)
Hamidiye
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hamidiye
10 1907/08 (AH 1325)
Merzifon
mal müdür muavini
500 kuruşCalculated age 48
9 entries without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- masraf kitabeti yardımcısı · Sivas vilayeti muhasebesi · Undated · 25 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- üçüncü kâtip · Sivas sancağı aşar müdüriyeti · Undated · 240 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- üçüncü kâtip · Sivas sancağı aşar müdüriyeti · Undated · 350 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated only within the same recorded calendar. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.
Pay over time
Pay in its time
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How the comparison is calculated
One highest recorded salary per official and AH year. Same-year medians, nearest-rank 10th and 90th percentiles, and relative standing are recomputed from the selected collection.
Amounts are nominal monthly kuruş in years with a recorded salary. Gaps are left blank; values are not adjusted for prices. Explicitly unpaid zero entries remain in the chronology and are omitted from logarithmic salary plots.
View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 10 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 0.3% | 1196 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 500 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 52.8% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 500 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 56.9% | 1891 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 540 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 64.3% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 540 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 63.8% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 540 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 62.0% | 1666 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 500 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 50.6% | 1290 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● Post entry● Retirement● Other status
Dated rates and labelled continuing-service entries, not total annual earnings. Missing amounts remain blank; zero remains zero.
Where the career is recorded
Distinct AH years with career entriesGaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rateRanges retain different rates and source assertions. Retirement amounts are separate from post pay.
Titles across the recorded years
Distinct AH years with each recorded titleThe most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.
Related officials in the salary reference
- Sivas398 other officialsAhmed Battal Efendi born 1860/61 (AH 1277); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Kangal2 other officialsMaksut Efendi 1 shared year; highest salary 250 kuruş
- 1876/77 (AH 1293)184 other officialsAhmed Tevfik Efendi first annual entry 1876/77 (AH 1293); highest salary 1,500 kuruş
Education and personal record
Qualification Formal qualification recorded; rüştiye diploması [1]
Schooling Sıbyan mektebi; Sivas rüştiye mektebi [source]
Language skills and historical terms
Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.
- Turkish · Kitâbetokur yazar [1]
Honours and other personal details
- Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
- 1 (recorded code) [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları
NESLİHAN EROL · 2022 · Pages 315, 316, 317, 318
508 DH. SAİD.d, nr.00020, s.3-4; DH. SAİD.d, nr.00020, s.3-4
Read the original source accounts · 26 source entries →
The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.
Yearly entries and their source passages · 11 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 17 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.